In fact, in 1980 tourist arrivals reached more than one million which generated an approximately $450 Million of tourist receipts. With all these plus, the world-renowned Filipino hospitality, tourism became the fourth largest dollar-earning industry in the country. Historical and cultural sites were, likewise, preserved. Public beaches, resorts, gardens and parks, golf courses were developed. World-class hotels, convention and cultural centers and tourist amenities were constructed. This industry did not only generate employment but earned foreign exchange for the country from tourist receipts. Marcos created the Department of Tourism to intensify the tourism industry in the country. Masagana 99’s outcome was rice production dramatically increased from 4.4 million tons to 5.5 million tons in the first year of the program and by 1978 the Philippines became self-sufficient in rice. Although he has nice visions for the future, programs for economic development, concerning farmers, the tourist sector, and even improvement in infrastructures were not properly planned that resulted to the Philippines to have debt-driven-growth. This closed the door for those who are much competent and the one that the Filipino people needed, for 20 years Marcos and his cronies owned Filipino people which gave a hard time attaining stability. Marcos appointed his friends, families and to people that he has an “utang na loob” even though these are not qualified and cannot fulfill their duties well. Politically speaking, Marcos’ dictatorship and “crony capitalism” had a great impact and it contributed to a less competitive and an incompetent government. Impressive at first, but on the latter part caused pain in way that a leader betrayed his fellowmen. But most of them who experienced martial law, considered it as one of the horrible memory of the past. Some may say that martial law was the darkest episodes in the country’s very recent past and some may applauded Marcos for imposing such system that results to a more “disciplined Filipinos ”. There were lots of insights, points of view and arguments to whether martial law had negative or positive effects to politics, economy, society and culture of the Philippines. The Impact of Martial Law on the Philippines He’s death is the eye opener of the Filipino people who is frightened and afraid to speak out against the Marcos administration, but before that, after he was put into prison, he was exiled to the United States of America, and because of love of country and people and also, maybe, because of his desire to be the next president of the Republic he returned back to his homeland and face the consequences, he was assassinated at the tarmac of Manila International Airport and after how many years named after him and was known nowadays as Ninoy Aquino International Airport. He’s against the Marcos regime and its corrupt performance. The most influential person to be put into prison is Sen. Democracy and human rights has been violated during this time, not to mention the allegations of corruption and violation of its own constitution has been brought to the face of President Marcos. They put into prison those people whose only objective is to say what they think is right and what they think is best for the nation. Democracy has been ceased and no news opposing the Marcos administration can be seen in broadsheet and even in the broadcast media such as radio and television, they also put into closure those media stations that attack the wrong doings and failures of the Marcos administration.
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